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The Painting of Sri Thanonchai’s story
Keywords : Wat Srapathum, Wat Pathum Wanaram, The Painting of Sri Thanonchai’s story, The Painting of Sieng Mieng’s story, Wat Pathum
Artwork alternative name | The Painting of Sieng Mieng’s story |
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Site common name | Wat Pathum Wanaram |
Site alternative name | Wat Pathum, Wat Sra Pathum |
Type of artwork | Painting |
Sub district | Pathum Wan |
District | Khet Pathum Wan |
Province | Bangkok |
Region | Central |
Country | Thailand |
Geographic Coordinates Decimal degree | Lat : 13.745912 Long : 100.536659 |
Geographic Coordinates UTM | Zone : 47 P Hemisphere : N E : 666141.88 N : 1520154.79 |
Place of artwork | The wall between the windows inside the vihara |
History of production | King Rama IV had Wat Pathum Wanaram built at the same time as Sra Pathum in 1853 at the royal field in Bang Kapi canal to be a place for relaxing for the king. The original name of the temple was Wat Pathumwan Wanaram or Wat Sra Pathum. Once the temple was completely built, the King asked the monks from Laos to stay at the temple. He also enshrined Phra Saen and Phra Sai, the Buddha images respectfully engaged from Vientiane since the reign of King Rama III, to be placed at Wat Pathum Wanaram. Later, he devoted this temple to the Queen Debsirindra who passed away in 1861. |
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Production process | Dust paintings |
Art | The Painting of Sri Thanonchai’s story is located between the windows of the vihara of Wat Pathum Wanaram. The painting style and the drawing techniques are the same as the other four paintings in the reign of King Rama IV; The principles of visualization show distance and dimension of images are applied. Some famous architectures of that time are, for example, the painting of the palace that simulated some buildings from the Grand Palace, the painting of the temple that simulated Wat Pathum Wanaram, the painting of people dressed as real people such as soldiers who wore uniform which was influenced from the west, the painting of the villagers dressed in Thai and Laos style, the painting of the nature such as the river with the boat and the sky with clouds. |
Key academic information | Inside the vihara, there is a painting that shows the story of Sri Thanonchai which is a fun folk tale. The main character is Sri Thanonchai who is a clever trickster. The story is also known in Laos as “Sieng Mieng”. This painting is consistent with why the temple was built. King Rama IV had Sra Pathum Palace and Wat Sra Pathum or Wat Pathum Wanaram built as a resting area. The storyline of the paintings inside the temple is also relaxed and fun. The people who live around the temple are from Laos so they know and understand the story of this folk tale very well. The scenes appear in the paintings simulate the community around the temple and the villagers. It also describes Sra Pathum Palace and Wat Pathum Wanaram. |
Period | Historical Period |
Art period | Rattanakosin |
Age | 25th century B.E. |
Religion and belief | Folk tale |
Type of License | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND) |
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Rights | Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre |
Date of record creation | 2016-09-15 |
Record creator | Patsaweesiri Premkulanan |
Bibliography | โอชนา พูลทองดีวัฒนา. “การศึกษาภาพจิตรกรรมฝาผนังเรื่องศรีธนญชัย ภายในพระวิหารวัดปทุมวนารามราชวรวิหาร”. สารนิพนธ์ศิลปศาสตรบัณฑิต ภาควิชาโบราณคดี คณะโบราณคดี มหาวิทยาลัยศิลปากร, 2543. |